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xenonatomy

xenonatomy noun: the study of alien anatomy.

Noun

xenonatomy (uncountable)

  1. The study of alien anatomy.
    • Until yesterday, McCoy had been teaching a course in Xenoanatomy at the Starfleet medical school on Prima, parsecs away.2000, A.C. Crispin, Time For Yesterday
    • The argument was that decisions had to be made by someone who was not herself a specialist, so she wouldn't give preferential treatment to xenoanatomy or linguistics or whatever. Martian cuisine.2008, Joe Haldeman, Marsbound

Origin of xenonatomy

From xeno- + anatomy.

Questions about xenonatomy

What does xenonatomy mean?
Xenonatomy means the study of alien anatomy.
What part of speech is xenonatomy?
Xenonatomy is a noun.

Words near xenonatomy in the dictionary

  1. xenon hexafluoroplatinate
  2. xenon lamp
  3. xenon tetroxide
  4. xenonate
  5. xenonates
  6. xenonatomy
  7. xenonide
  8. xenonides
  9. xenonlike
  10. xenons
  11. xenonym

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